Mr Burnham previously committed to Labour’s red lines that rule out rejoining the customs union, single market or free movement, after fighting the by-election in Leave-voting Makerfield that served ...

Cumberland Council is pressing ahead with active travel upgrades along Central Way in Workington as part of a wider plan to improve road safety and encourage walking and cycling.

The Prime Minister said national security was ‘at the top of the priority list’ ahead of the autumn statement on Wednesday.

The Prime Minister said the UK needed to ‘have an honest discussion’ about a more functional relationship with the EU.

Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra has called on the Chancellor to increase taxes on big banks. John Healey is due to lay out his first Budget on Wednesday. Mr Marra – himself new to the party ...

A UK construction firm has ceased trading after collapsing into administration. Torsion Projects Limited, based in Leeds, specialised in the delivery of care home schemes across the UK. It was ...

Storm Boelo leaves 2,682 properties without power across Cumbria, with outages in Carlisle, Penrith, Whitehaven and Copeland until October 27.

Andy Burnham will call on business chiefs and charities to step up efforts to tackle rough sleeping with the Budget set to deliver a £432 million boost to help ensure homeless people are off the ...

Sainsbury’s is reintroducing its Healthy Start top-up scheme, which will be available for six weeks in the build-up to Christmas ...

Thousands of homes remain without power and several schools are closed following the fatal Storm Boelo. A 60-year-old man was ...

The rapper urged people to vote for the Republican ticket while Mr Trump stepped up his anti-Muslim rhetoric against candidate Abdul El-Sayed.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is now among the most improved trusts in England for cancer diagnosis and treatment times, according to new analysis of NHS data. Seventy-four per ...